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Happy 'Bird Day' to Angry Birds as it turns 5

Mobile sensation Angry Birds, which launched on Apple's App Store on Dec. 11, 2009, turns 5 years old on Thursday after flapping its way onto more than a billion devices since launch.

The mobile game has come to almost every platform imaginable since, from other mobile devices and tablets, browser, gaming consoles and set-top boxes. While Rovio hasn't released new download figures for the bird-flinging franchise, which now includes over 10 titles, it said birds have been flung over 600 billion times across platforms.

Angry Birds has also spun off into a digitally-delivered cartoon, several lines of toys including telepods that interface with the mobile games, and a movie. That film, which is being produced by Columbia Pictures, will star Jason Sudeikis and Peter Dinklage, among others.

To celebrate its fifth birthday, Rovio added 30 user-created levels to the original Angry Birds in an episode called "Play the Next Level." Levels were submitted via social media earlier this year, and the company said it received thousands of submissions from around the world. The update can be downloaded via the App Store or the Google Play store.

Additionally, Rovio is gifting any babies born on Thursday in Finland a special bird- or pig-inspired onesie, and hosting a party for 2,000 children.

What are your favorite Angry Birds memories? Share them in the comments below.

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